Chapter 38
Jiang Nuo was caught off guard by the sudden final exam.
He'd been out of school for so many years that he'd forgotten there was such a thing as a course that ended early! Because linear algebra and calculus at Yanlin University were taught by the same teacher, they'd finish one course first and then continue with calculus, completely staggering the exam period.
But there is only one subject, so I cannot skip reviewing it.
Mr. Jiang's schedule had to be adjusted at short notice, and even then, he couldn't make it to school tonight. When Gu Jiangkuo learned that Jiang Nuo wouldn't be able to return to school in time for review, he openly skipped class, out of concern for his boss's grades.
Gu Jiangkuo asked a classmate he was on good terms with to help him and Jiang Nuo answer the questions, then he walked out of the school gate with his class notes.
So, that afternoon, the following amazing scene occurred:
President Jiang, with his chin in his hand, was doing his homework in the spacious and luxurious CEO office, looking hopeless. Gu Jiangkuo, standing beside him, had his hands behind his back and a frown on his face, like a stern examiner.
This situation stunned Wu Tong, who came to report on his work.
Wu Tong strategically pushed up his glasses and greeted dryly, "Assistant Gu, you're back."
Gu Jiangkuo politely responded, "Hello, Assistant Wu, the exam is almost over, I'm delivering the notes to Mr. Jiang."
"Oh, oh." Wu Tong looked at his boss with a look of immediate fondness. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. He's already the chairman of the group, a model taxpayer in Yanlin City! He's a boss who's flattered wherever he goes, and yet he still has to do homework! And study for exams! Who would believe that?
Assistant Wu felt a brief pang of concern for General Manager Jiang before beginning his work report: "The demolition of the land in the old city is basically complete. The formalities are complete. We will be making the payment according to the contract we signed with the demolition office. Here are the documents for your signature."
Gu Jiangkuo raised his head when he heard that. Jiang Nuo was also able to struggle out of linear algebra. He rubbed his aching temple and happily took the document.
Young Master Jiang actually doesn't like reading documents. He always feels that the Chinese characters cannot be expressed properly, and they have to be written dryly and obscurely. Today he suddenly realized that there is no harm without comparison. Compared with those digital matrices, functions, and theorems, official documents are more pleasing to the eye.
After scanning it from beginning to end and finding no problems, Jiang Nuo signed his name and approved the expenditure of several hundred million yuan.
Of course, not all of this money came from the company's accounts. Most of it was bank loans. Borrowing chickens to lay eggs is also a common practice in real estate projects.
Normally, after signing, the document should be returned to Wu Tong to be taken to the finance department for settlement. However, Mr. Jiang did not rush to give it to him. Instead, he called Gu Jiangkuo who was beside him and said, "Jiangkuo, come and take a look."
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Wang Weiguo is playing Minesweeper on the company computer.
It's not that minesweeping is so much fun, it's just boring. Although he is not a leader, he has been working for more than 20 years and has become a veteran. He has handed over the work to the young people, and he has become idle. Anyway, there is no possibility of promotion at this age, so he might as well just muddle through.
"Brother Wang, congratulations!" A colleague came in, "I'll treat you!"
Wang Weiguo was puzzled: "What guests are you inviting?"
"Your house has been demolished. Mr. Li from the marketing department also lives in your area. The money has been deposited. Wow, over a million yuan! Your old house is not smaller than Mr. Li's, so the demolition compensation should be even more!"
"What?! It's already been demolished!" Wang Weiguo slammed the table and stood up. The smile on his face fell before it even started to show. He cursed angrily, "Damn it, you little bastard, how dare you not tell me!"
"Hey? Where are you going, Brother Wang?"
"Please ask the director for leave for me. I have to go out for something urgent!" Wang Weiguo picked up the waist bag hanging on his workstation and got up and left in a hurry.
Wang Weiguo's anger didn't subside until he reached the parking lot. He started his newly bought Audi, but he started to get scared again. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but call his son Wang Xuanhui.
"Didn't your classmate say last time that Dajiang was hooking up with a big boss? Have you found out who that is?" Wang Weiguo asked bluntly.
Wang Xuanhui had been wronged by his father because of this incident, and he still wasn't willing to forgive Wang Weiguo. However, due to his father's coercion, he dared not not answer, and said vaguely, "It's the leader of the Jiang Group, right? What's wrong?"
Wang Weiguo: "Which leader is it? Ask around! What's his connection like... Your grandmother's house demolition compensation has arrived! If he doesn't have strong connections, we have to fight for it. I heard it could be over a million!"
"More than one million?!" Wang Xuanhui's eyes lit up.
Wang Weiguo: "Right! Over a million! Enough for a working-class person to work for a lifetime! Go and ask Dajiang what connections he has!"
Even though Wang Xuanhui didn't succeed in getting the internship at Jiang's, he had always been keeping a close eye on it. In fact, he had already heard the news from his senior who worked at Jiang's - his good cousin Gu Jiangkuo had become a popular figure around President Jiang, a meteoric rise to fame, and many people were envious. As for why he was so highly regarded by the boss, there were many different opinions. Some said he was hardworking and capable; some said he was a flatterer and would protect President Jiang regardless of his own safety; some said he was lucky to have been a college classmate of President Jiang; there were also unsightly speculations, saying that he...
It's unclear whether this news is true or not, but one thing is certain: his cousin Dajiang, whom he had looked down upon since childhood and who could be considered his excellent comparison group in life, has really made it! Not only has he managed to curry favor with the big boss, but he has also quietly been admitted to Yanlin University!
If he hadn't heard others talking about this "big shot" at school, he wouldn't have believed that his big, stupid cousin who had dropped out of school a long time ago could actually be admitted to this top university like him?
Wang Xuanhui would never dare to tell his father the truth.
Otherwise, Wang Weiguo would definitely take his anger out on himself. After all, he always felt that Gu Jiangkuo was inferior to him in every way. Moreover, his mother told him that his father had hated his brother-in-law, Gu Jiangkuo's father, since he was a child, and the resentment had been accumulating for a long time. Since he could not compare with Gu Jiangkuo's father, he placed his hopes on himself and would not tolerate himself to be worse off than Gu Jiangkuo.
Wang Xuanhui's mind raced, and suddenly an idea struck her. She decided to approach the problem from a different angle. "Dad, what are you afraid of? We don't need to ask who Gu Jiangkuo knows."
"Who's afraid?!" Wang Weiguo felt his fragile self-esteem suddenly stabbed, and raised his voice, "I'm afraid of him? Why is it so difficult for me to ask you to do something? Just listen to me and do it! Hang up!"
Before he hung up, Wang Xuanhui said, "So what if he knows the president of Jiang Group? It's legal for us to get the demolition compensation!"
Wang Weiguo really didn't rush to curse anymore: "You say."
Wang Xuanhui: "The house belongs to my grandmother. As long as she is alive, the house is hers, but now she is gone. You are the direct relative and the first heir. Even if we go to court to sue him, it has nothing to do with him!"
"...But isn't Dajiang also the old lady's grandson?"
"But he's not the first heir! My aunt is dead, so you're the only heir to the house. If you want to get the demolition compensation sooner, finding a better lawyer shouldn't be a problem."
"real?"
"Of course! That's how inheritance law works. If you don't believe me, you can check it out! Or ask a lawyer! We don't have to worry about who he knows! No matter how powerful he is, can he be more powerful than the law?"
Wang Weiguo listened to his son's well-reasoned and well-founded arguments, and he couldn't help but feel happy and relieved. He was excited and relieved: He had to study and go to a prestigious university! Otherwise, how could he know so much?
But what he said was, "You bastard, I know why you didn't tell me earlier! I'll go contact Dajiang, and if he doesn't agree, we'll see him in court!"
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Gu Jiangkuo took the document obediently, scanned it quickly, and found that the document was formal and rigorous. He didn't see any problems, and looked at his boss with some confusion.
Jiang Nuo smiled and said, "How about it? Are you interested?"
Gu Jiangkuo: “?”
Mr. Jiang was about to explain when Gu Jiangkuo's cell phone suddenly rang. He saw that the caller was "Uncle Wang Weiguo" and frowned and hung up directly. However, the phone kept ringing every time he hung up. Jiang Nuo then signaled Wu Tong to take the documents and go through the procedures first.
Only Mr. Jiang and bodyguard Gu were left in the office.
Jiang Nuo gave Gu Jiangkuo some private time to answer the phone, picked up his homework book again, and continued to do the questions with a sigh. In order not to disturb his boss's studies, Gu Jiangkuo also retreated to the lounge with his mobile phone.
Wang Weiguo's attitude on the phone was extremely arrogant. Gu Jiangkuo was not unfamiliar with the legal provisions he was talking about, but he still insisted, "As long as grandma is alive, the demolition compensation belongs to her. I can guarantee that I won't touch a cent of it. It will all be used for her medical treatment and living expenses. Don't even think about asking you to take this demolition compensation in advance."
After making these harsh remarks, Gu Jiangkuo closed his eyes tiredly and let out a long breath.
He knew he was right, but not entirely. If Wang Weiguo really hired a lawyer to sue him, would he win? Gu Jiangkuo had originally planned to pay Jiang Nuo back first after receiving the demolition compensation. After all, Jiang Nuo had helped him so much. But…if he really touched the money, Wang Weiguo would definitely use it as leverage to try to take his grandmother away again, right?
Gu Jiangkuo calmed down and returned to the office. He saw Jiang Nuo with his head resting on a book. He asked listlessly, "What's the matter?"
Gu Jiangkuo quietly clenched his fist, then unclenched it: "Nothing."
He knew that as long as he asked, Jiang Nuo would definitely help generously, but he didn't want to cause him any more trouble with the lawsuit. He knew best how busy Jiang Nuo was, with all the big and small company affairs, countless personal relationships, millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars worth of business, and hundreds of millions of dollars in bank debt... He also had to find time to prepare for the exams in order to successfully obtain his diploma.
He was already so busy, and he really couldn't bear to bother him with these trivial matters and waste his energy.
Gu Jiangkuo naturally changed the subject: "How's your reading going? What else do you not understand?"
"I don't know anything about it." Young Master Jiang's handsome face fell, and he knocked his forehead against the book and said dejectedly: "Forget it, how about I donate another building to Yan University and solve the problem once and for all."
"How can it be that difficult?" Gu Jiangkuo said helplessly, "It's very similar to the thinking behind high school math. You just took the college entrance exam not long ago. You haven't forgotten the high school math, right?"
Jiang Nuo thought: What a coincidence! It seems like only a short time ago that the college entrance exams were held, but in reality, ten years have passed! He's almost given all his knowledge back to the teacher. Now, his math skills might even be worse than that little idiot Jiang Su's.
"Let's wait and see," Jiang Nuo climbed up from the table and asked with his chin propped up, "How did you read the document just now? Are you interested in participating in this project?"
Gu Jiangkuo: "What?"
Jiang Nuo: "Do you remember I told you that the project to demolish and rebuild your family's land was undertaken by my Jiang Group? You used to work on a construction site, but now you're switching to management. Are you interested?"
Gu Jiangkuo: "You mean..."
Jiang Nuo remembered that in his previous life, Mr. Gu's largest industry was real estate. He should be very talented in this area. Taking this piece of land would not only give him practice, but also help his career. Wouldn't it be a win-win situation for him to get started?
Oh, no, it should be a three-pronged approach. After taking over this project, if I show up there, I can intimidate Mr. Gu's greedy and confused uncle Wang Weiguo.
In fact, Jiang Nuo had just seen Gu Jiangkuo's caller ID and had already made up his mind: if Wang Weiguo made trouble again, the legal team that Jiang's family spent a lot of money to support every year would not be a pushover - President Jiang couldn't bear to see his people being bullied, so he didn't care whether the chances of winning were high or whether it was worth fighting the lawsuit.
Of course, it would be better to directly intimidate him. The best strategy is to defeat the enemy without fighting.
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